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Between 1954 and 1959, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio recorded 102 episodes of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's comedy classic Hancock's Half Hour.

The first modern sitcom, it made stars of Tony Hancock, Sid James and Kenneth Williams, and launched Galton & Simpson on one of the most successful comedy-writing partnerships in history. But 20 episodes of the show are missing from the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ archives, and have not been heard since their original transmission.

Now those episodes have been lovingly re-recorded in front of a live audience at the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Theatre, featuring a stellar cast led by Kevin McNally as The Lad Himself.

In this episode: The Breakfast Cereal. 'Tony changes his breakfast routine in search of that Zing, Pep and Get Up and Go feeling, and ends up in court.

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Tony Hancock …. Kevin McNally
Harry Secombe …. Andy Secombe
Bill Kerr …. Kevin Eldon
Sid James …. Simon Greenall
Kenneth Williams …. Robin Sebastian
Andree Melly …. Susy Kane

Classic score newly recorded by the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra.

Producers: Ed Morrish and Neil Pearson

The lost original recording was first broadcast in April 1956.

A ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Studios production for Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2014.